This newly published book tells the story of the Yayasan Usaha Mulia, YUM, from its earliest work in the Jakarta slums in the 1960's to its current programs which cover health, education and community development. Download PDF
In Bukit Batu, Malaria is endemic, which means that people are at constant risk of catching the disease. Fortunately it is the mild form (Plasmodium Vivax) that prevails. Although the effects of repeated attacks of P. Vivax through childhood and adult life are only rarely directly lethal, they can have major deleterious effects on personal well-being, growth, and development, and on the economic performance at the individual, family, community and national levels. A study done before the start of the Malaria programme showed that Malaria was seen as problem No. 1 by the inhabitants of Bukit Batu
